Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha, Qatar said Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

For more than a week, the South Asian neighbours have engaged in bloody border clashes -- their worst conflict since the return of the Taliban government in 2021.

A 48-hour truce briefly put a stop to the fighting, which has killed dozens of troops and civilians, until Friday's air strikes.

After peace talks in Doha, Qatar's foreign ministry said early Sunday that "the two sides agreed to an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability between the two countries".

They also agreed to follow-up meetings in the coming days to ensure the ceasefire, th

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